Nativity Lesson Slides 5 -9

NATIVITY SCAVENGER HUNT

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​What about them?

• 1st humans on Earth

• 1st job was to take care of the animals and the garden

• 1st to sin and create the gap between us and God

• This is called the Fall of Man

​God had a plan to save us!

​ISAIAH, ZECHARIAH, DAVID, MICAH AND OTHERS

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Prophets were sent to tell us the plan.

THE MESSIAH WILL COME!!​

​God had protected them time and time again in history but they forgot Him and wouldn't listen to the prophets He sent. Then after Malachi, no more prophets were sent.

The Israelites forgot God...

They became a conquered or defeated nation. They were divided up between the Assyrians and the Babylonians.

SO....

​His job was to burn incense in the temple.

Zacharias

​He came to Zacharias foretold that he and his wife Elizabeth would have a baby The angel instructed Zacharias to name the baby John.

Gabriel

​Zacharias would be a mute, unable to talk, until the angel's prophecy was fulfilled. Almost a year later!

​​The sign

​​After a period of silence...

People thought the baby should be named after his father, However when Zacharias declared the baby's name was John by writing it down, he was able to speak again.

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John the Baptist

John

his name is

He Tells her that she will that she will give birth to the Son of God.
Mary faithfully responds and accepts God's will.

Gabriel visits Mary

After the news Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth for a few months. (This was before the birth of John)

Cousin time...

-Mary and Joseph were betrothed or espoused,
-An angel came to him and explained that Mary would fulfill Isaiah's prophecy

​​Joseph

​Toward the end of pregnancy, Joseph and Mary travel to Bethlehem for the census.

​​Trip to Bethlehem

• 70 miles from Nazareth to Bethlehem

• 90 to go around Samaria

• took over a week!

One long Trip on foot!

Be where will Mary and Joseph go?

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The baby is coming....

Biblical Jew homes
Where did Mary give birth?

​Family quarter was on the main level and the guest were on the upper level. The family quarter had place for the animals to be brought in nightly.